Strength beyond Structure
Social and Historical Trajectories of Agency in Africa
- Editors Mirjam Bruijn; Jan-Bart Gewald; Rijk Dijk
- Subjects: African Studies
- Keywords: anthropology; agency; Sub-Saharan; Africa; history; social; African
- Publication Year : 2007
- DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004156968.i-345
- E - ISBN : 9789047421030
- Imprint: Brill
- Collections: Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2007
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Drawing on a wide range of historical and anthropological case studies from various parts of Africa, this anthology provides an understanding of the importance of agency in processes of social transformation, especially in the context of crisis and structural constraint.
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1 - Social And Historical Trajectories Of Agency In Africa: An Introduction
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2 - Manchester As The Birth Place Of Modern Agency Research: The Manchester School Explained From The Perspective Of Evans-Pritchard's Book The Nuer
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3 - Dreams And Agency During Angola's War Of Independence
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4 - Chief Hosea Kutako: A Herero Royal And Namibian Nationalist's Life Against Confinement 1870–1970
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5 - Agency In Kapsiki Religion: A Comparative Approach
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6 - Les Enveloppes Pour Papa Daniel: La Transformation Des Relations Domestiques Dans Les Ménages Des Congolais De La Diaspora
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7 - From Individual Act To Social Agency In San Trance Rituals
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8 - The Dynamics Of Families, Their Work And Provisioning Strategies In The Changing Economies In The Urban Townships Of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- pp. 189–214 (26)
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9 - Images Of Africa: Agency And Nature Conservation In South Africa
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10 - Solitary Births In Téra, Niger: A Local Quest For Safety
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11 - Agency In And From The Margins: Street Children And Youth In N'Djaména, Chad
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12 - Negotiating The Memory Of Fulbe Hierarchy Among Mobile Elite Women
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13 - The Safe And Suffering Body In Transnational Ghanaian Pentecostalism; Towards An Anthropology Of Vulnerable Agency
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Epilogue Theorizing Agency In And On Africa: The Questions Are Key
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List Of Authors
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